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San Jose, CA \u2013 Over 1000 protesters marched and rallied during the Super Bowl LX, February 8, to demand Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of San Jos\u00e9. Activists, community organizations and unions rallied against the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) threat to conduct immigration enforcement during the Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n
Since Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem first announced in October that ICE would be \u201call over\u201d the Super Bowl, DHS and ICE have backtracked on their statements that the federal agencies will take part in immigration enforcement during the game. The Community Service Organization San Jos\u00e9 (CSO SJ) says the backtracking is the result of the grassroots preparation led by a broad coalition against Trump\u2019s Agenda, which put ICE on the retreat.<\/p>\n
CSO SJ, along with a broad coalition including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), San Jos\u00e9 District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, The Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN) and Working Partnerships USA (WPUSA) and other local community organizations and unions, stayed firm in their decision to protest, emphasizing that officials\u2019 assurances of \u201cno mass raids\u201d did not ensure safety from families being torn apart and arrests still occurring.<\/p>\n
The rally took place near a local church, then took over the streets to march to an intersection near the stadium. The march included \u201cIce out\u201d and \u201cEnd the deportations\u201d banners as well as signs bearing slogans such as \u201cKiller ICE off our streets\u201d and \u201cLegalization for all.\u201d Most notably, the protesters held portraits of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, demanding justice for the community legal observers who ICE shot and killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw resistance bloom last month in Minneapolis,\u201d said John Duroyan of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Duroyan noted the mass upsurge and resistance of the immigrant rights movement throughout the country, after ICE\u2019s escalation of attacks towards Chicano, Mexican and Central American communities regardless of their legal status.<\/p>\n
CSO SJ member Pan Breceda, as part of the Legalization for All network (L4A) stated, \u201cCSO SJ fights for reforms like \u2018legalization for all\u2019 which will eliminate all basis of discrimination based on legal status.\u201d Braceda noted the anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe of Hidalgo and its failures to secure civil and economic rights of Chicanos.<\/p>\n
Amongst Braceda\u2019s demands of no more money for ICE and no more deportations, CSO SJ announced the formation of the new San Jos\u00e9 Coalition Against Trump as an \u201caction-based coalition that will not allow ICE, DHS, CBP or any federal agency to kidnap or harass our immigrant community members during the Super Bowl game and local events.\u201d<\/p>\n
The protest was attended by students ranging from high school to university, after an upsurge in student walkouts. Megan Sweet of Students for a Democratic Society SJSU stated that group, \u201chas continued to demand San Jose State University divest from funds withholdings in companies that directly facilitate and profit off of deportation services, border security and mass surveillance.\u201d<\/p>\n
SEIU members from Local 521 and United Healthcare Workers, Seema Patel and Tammy Danhota, spoke about Trump\u2019s attacks against workers and oppressed people\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to say that\u2019s not going to happen under our watch; we want ICE to stop all of their deportations,\u201d Danhota stated. \u201cWe demand for legalization for all and an end to the criminalization of immigrants,\u201d<\/p>\n
Philip Nguyen, a San Jose Against War (SJAW) member, condemned ICE\u2019s use of Israeli surveillance technology against undocumented immigrants. He noted the collaboration between ICE and Israel and similar tactics used in Gaza and called on the city of San Jose to divest from companies involved with Israel.<\/p>\n
The march continued after the program, heading towards the stadium while protesters chanted \u201cStand up, fight back!\u201d<\/p>\n
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